Deploy Teststand system hangs

When I start the Deploy TestStand system dialog and start a build it gets this far
Saving File:
C:\Documents and Settings\cglidden\My Documents\TestStand Deployment\DCT 3p1\Installer\DCTwPick.tsd
Processing Workspace...
Done processing workspace file
Beginning build process, please wait.
8:18 AM
and then hangs. I am using TestStand 3.1 on a Win 2K machine and am deploying because the sequence uses LabVIEW 7.0 VIs. I had a problem before with the utility hanging later in the process but the same fixes do not work here. There is no hidden dialog box stopping things either.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Chas

Hi Chas,
Are you able to create a simple sequence with just a
message box and deploy that?
Thanks,
Terry S.
Staff Software Engineer
National Instruments

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